Packaging of articles



H. D. HAMILTON. PACKAGING OF ARTICLES. APPLICATION FILED MAY 21. 1919.

1,330,864. Patented Feb. 17,1920.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

HARRY D. HAMILTON, OF WINTHROP, MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGNOR TO UNITED SHOEMACHINERY CORPORATION, OF BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, A CORPORATION OF NEWJERSEY.

PACKAGING OF ARTICLES.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 17, 1920.

Application filed May 21, 1919. Serial No. 298,660.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HARRY D. HAMILTON, a citizen of the United States,residing at Winthrop, in the county of Suflolk and State ofMassachusetts, have invented certain Improvements in the Packaging ofArticles, of which the following description, in connection with theaccompanying drawings, is a specification, like reference characters onthe drawings indicating like parts in the several figures.

The present invention relates to the packaging of articles. For thepurpose of illustration the invention is herein set forth withparticular reference to its application to the packaging of articlessuch as rubber heels in individual pairs ready for attachment to shoes.

Rubber heels are usually provided with a plurality of partially orentirely formed nail holes to facilitate the attachment of the heels tothe shoes and the required number of attaching devices, usually nails,are ordinarily included with each pair of heels, the nails being placedcommonly in a separate envelop in the container for each pair of heels.

The present invention has for an object to improve the packaging ofrubber heels to the end that the heels may be packaged together withtheir attaching devices more economically and carefully and received bythe user with the attaching devices already assembled with each of theheels and in proper numbers and dispositions for the user to attachthe'heels most conveniently and accurately.

With this object in view the invention provides a heel packagecomprising a pair of heels provided with nail receiving openings in oneface of the heel and having heel attaching nails inserted in saidopenings and projecting outwardly beyond said face of the heel, theheels being arranged to cause the projecting parts ofthe nails of thetwo heels to extend oppositely between the heels, and means formed andarranged to hold the heels so positioned to prevent dislodgment of thenails. As herein illustrated, the at taching devices comprise aplurality of nails, the shanks of which are inserted in the partiallyformed holes in the heels and the heels are relatively positioned tocause each heel of the pair to serve as an abutment for the attachingdevices carried by the other heel whereby the heels co-act to preventdislodgment of the nails. The heels so prepared are then provided withmeans for holding the heels in relative position, the illustrated meansbeing a paper boX.

As a result of so packaging rubber heels, more care will be exercised infurnishing the required number of nails for the attachment of the heelby the user than Where they are separately furnished and when the heelsare to be attached to the shoes the nails will be all ready in properlocations for driving without the exercise of skill, the loss of timeand inconvenience heretofore incident to the handling and locating ofthe nails in the heels. In the types of rubber heels wherein washers areembedded in the heels, for the purpose of coacting with the head of theattaching nail, the nails are preferably inserted a suflicient distanceinto the heels for their points to project through the washers with theresult that the accurate driving of the nails by the user is assured.

Other objects and novel characteristics of the present invention willnow be described in connection with the accompanying drawingsillustrating a preferred embodiment of the invention and the inventionwill then be defined in the appended claims.

The drawing illustrates in perspective view, and partly in section, apair of heels packaged according to a preferred embodiment of thepresent invention.

The heels 2, which may be of any of the usual types, are molded with aplurality of holes or apertures 4 by which the heels are to be attachedto the shoe, the attaching devices 6 herein illustrated being nails. Therequisite number of nails 6 to attach the heels are mounted in the heels2 by having the shanks or pointed ends of the nails 6 inserted in theholes or apertures a. In the heels illustrated, washers 8 are embeddedmidway between the tread surfaces 10 and the heel seat surfaces 12 ofthe heel and preferably located at the termination of the holes 4 andthe nails 6 are inserted in the holes i so that their points projectslightly through the washers but not far enough for the points toproject through the surface 12 of the heel. In this way the points ofthe nails 6 are lightly held frictionally by the material constitutingthe heels and ordinarily the holes 4 are sufficiently small for thewalls of the holes also to engage the shank of the nail.

lationship with the heads ll of the nails '6 of each heel projecting soas to bear against or abutting thetread face '10 of theother'lieel ofthe pair and the two heels are then confined in this relationship insome suitable manner, as by slippingthem into'a-box or carton- 10 asillustrated.

WVith the two heels packaged as'thus described,' 'the attachingdevicesor nails 6 are prevented from escaping from their mounted positions inthe heels and when the" package is openedthe user finds the nails-not"only accurate as to number but also properlycon ditioned and positionedfor driving. The advantage resulting from the attaching *devices beingfrictionally held is that'whenthe user opens-the package ands'eparatesthe two heels fromeach otherthe attaching devices are maintained intheir driving positions in the heel while the heel'is being placed inposition'fto beattachedto the boot or shoe.

VVhile the invention has been herein illustratedin connection witha'certain type of heel and tl1e ter1n"rubber used to describe theheely-itis to be understood'that neither the type'oi heel illustratednorthe term rubber is to be construed as a limitation. Moreover, while acommon form 'of'carton hasbeen'illustrated for acontainer for thepair'of'heels, it is'to bennderstoodthat I do not limit myselftheretobutinayemploy any equivalent means forholding the heel assembled in suchrelative positions that the attaching devicesmounted-"therein can notescape from their mounted positions.

* H'aving thus "described my invention, what I'claini as new and desireto secure by 'Let-.

ters Patent of the United States is:

'1. A 'lieelpackage comprising a pair of heelsprovided with nailreceiving openings in one face of'the heel and having heel attachingnails insertedin' said" openings and projecting outwardly beyond saidface of the heel, the heels being arranged to cause the projecting partsof the nails of the two "heels to extend oppositely between'the' heels,

and means formed and arranged'to hold the heels "so positioned toprevent dislodgment of the nails.

' 2; A'heel package comprisinga container anda pair of heels in saidcontainer, each of said heels being provided with nail receivingopenings in one face of theheel-and havingheel attaching nails insertedin said openings and *pro'j ect-i-ng outwardly "beyond said face of theheelg the heels being arranged ':to cause the r'oj ect-i'ng partsof thenails of the two hee s to extend "oppositely betweenrthe heels',-and thecontainer being formedand arranged to hold 'the heels so positioned 'toprevent dislodgment of the nails. V

3. A heel package comprising a'pair of heels provided "with nail"receiving openings in oiie face of the heel; and having. heel"attaching nails partially-inserted insaid openings in position-to bedriven, the heels being arranged to causethe'projectingparts of thenails of the two heels 'to' extend oppositely between the heels, andmeans-"formed and arranged to 'hold'the heels s0 positioned "to preventdislodgment oi'the nails from the heels duringtransportation of'theheels.

- 4. That improvement'in methodsofpacktwo heelsin *said position andprevent dis-

